Landlady let herself in..
Discussion
As title.
I was in bed and couldnt be arsed to answer the door to her to be quite honest. Was going to phone her when I woke up.
I knew what it would be about and I knew it wasn't a problem anymore.
Basically I left a tap running ever so slightly the other day and it leaked into downstairs flat. The solution, don't leave the tap running. Lesson learned.
Anyway, she sent a note through the door 2 days ago saying if there was a problem with the taps (There wasnt, other than user error) to phone her. So I didn't phone her.
Anyway, so she knocked a few times while I was in bed and I ignored it. Quite my right.
And then she opened the door with her keys. So I loudly got dressed in an attempt to alert her I was in.
As I open my door she emerges from my living room, the farthest place from my bathroom taps.
She apologised, said she had never done it before and wont do it again.
The question is, do I bother reporting her?
Or should I just set up a motion sensing webcam pointing at my door and call it a day.
WWPHD.
I was in bed and couldnt be arsed to answer the door to her to be quite honest. Was going to phone her when I woke up.
I knew what it would be about and I knew it wasn't a problem anymore.
Basically I left a tap running ever so slightly the other day and it leaked into downstairs flat. The solution, don't leave the tap running. Lesson learned.
Anyway, she sent a note through the door 2 days ago saying if there was a problem with the taps (There wasnt, other than user error) to phone her. So I didn't phone her.
Anyway, so she knocked a few times while I was in bed and I ignored it. Quite my right.
And then she opened the door with her keys. So I loudly got dressed in an attempt to alert her I was in.
As I open my door she emerges from my living room, the farthest place from my bathroom taps.
She apologised, said she had never done it before and wont do it again.
The question is, do I bother reporting her?
Or should I just set up a motion sensing webcam pointing at my door and call it a day.
WWPHD.
Just because it was a stock reply.HiAsAKite said:
Learn to turn the tap off, and don't cause leaks into downstairs flat..
..and if you do, be grateful that you have a landlord that gives sh!t and wants to fix problems...
Bah, you say that as if you would have noticed the tap was on. ..and if you do, be grateful that you have a landlord that gives sh!t and wants to fix problems...
It was running down the stem of the tap and behind the seal, so no drip or anything.
It's not like it was pouring out.
The problem is not that she wants to fix s
t, it's that she wants to snoop around first. To be honest, no she shouldnt have done it.
BUT.. if one of my tenants had caused damage to another property due to their neglience (accident or not) and which no doubt she will have to pay for..and then I politely sent a note asking if there was a problem then I would expect them to do me the courtesy of spending 1 minute calling back, apologising and telling me that no it wasnt a problem thats ongoing..
In the event of no contact whatsoever i'd probably go in and see whats going on.
BUT.. if one of my tenants had caused damage to another property due to their neglience (accident or not) and which no doubt she will have to pay for..and then I politely sent a note asking if there was a problem then I would expect them to do me the courtesy of spending 1 minute calling back, apologising and telling me that no it wasnt a problem thats ongoing..
In the event of no contact whatsoever i'd probably go in and see whats going on.
HiAsAKite said:
Learn to turn the tap off, and don't cause leaks into downstairs flat..
..and if you do, be grateful that you have a landlord that gives sh!t and wants to fix problems...
The OP could sue the landylady for interupting his onastic pastimes, downstairs could sue him for flooding their flat...and if you do, be grateful that you have a landlord that gives sh!t and wants to fix problems...
Win win
CraigW said:
To be honest, no she shouldnt have done it.
BUT.. if one of my tenants had caused damage to another property due to their neglience (accident or not) and which no doubt she will have to pay for..and then I politely sent a note asking if there was a problem then I would expect them to do me the courtesy of spending 1 minute calling back, apologising and telling me that no it wasnt a problem thats ongoing..
In the event of no contact whatsoever i'd probably go in and see whats going on.
Yeah, I think it was the note that wasn't too clear. Or I just didn't read it right. BUT.. if one of my tenants had caused damage to another property due to their neglience (accident or not) and which no doubt she will have to pay for..and then I politely sent a note asking if there was a problem then I would expect them to do me the courtesy of spending 1 minute calling back, apologising and telling me that no it wasnt a problem thats ongoing..
In the event of no contact whatsoever i'd probably go in and see whats going on.
"X Says you have a problem with a leaking tap - if you need a plummer I will try to arrange one - please phone"
I took that as phone if you need a plummer (I don't) and I had already explained the problem to the old man down stairs.
It wasn't leaking any more so I didn't bother phoning.
I'll phone next time. Lol.
Frankeh said:
HiAsAKite said:
Learn to turn the tap off, and don't cause leaks into downstairs flat..
..and if you do, be grateful that you have a landlord that gives sh!t and wants to fix problems...
Bah, you say that as if you would have noticed the tap was on. ..and if you do, be grateful that you have a landlord that gives sh!t and wants to fix problems...
It was running down the stem of the tap and behind the seal, so no drip or anything.
It's not like it was pouring out.
The problem is not that she wants to fix s
t, it's that she wants to snoop around first. However, in the event that there are any faults that require urgent attention, the landlord should (depends on contract) have right to access to carry out emergency repairs etc, if there are leaks from the flat you are in, into the one below, ascertaining that this isn't a fault which requires attention to prevent more major or substantial damage to either the flat your in, or the one below, is reasonable.
Especially if they have made reasonable efforts to ascertain if you were in, knock etc...
In all the above however, they should not be 'snooping around' or going through your stuff etc..
Bottom line though (snooping aside), is that if you have landlord who actually cares enough to be proactive about fixing things, making sure that there aren't problems, then thats generally a good thing
GreenDog said:
Don't landlords/ladies have a right of entry anyway ?
Depends on your contract, mine have to give 7 days notice, they usually give a month or soobviously if their is a major issue (gas leak, water leak, fire etc) then im sure most people wouldnt mind.
If she had let herself in for a water leak then fair enough, but nosing around at your stuff just isnt on imho.
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